Satin Changelog

What's new in Satin 1.3.3 (Revision 15721)

Mar 27, 2024
  • Improvements:
  • Support for CLAP
  • Support for native Silicon AAX
  • Support for latest macOS Sonoma
  • Updated VST3 SDK to 3.7.8
  • Improved GUI performance
  • Improved dialog handling
  • Browser: New option to show/hide folders in the context menu
  • Browser: Saving search results now works via drag&drop as well
  • Browser: Description and usage fields now scroll during text input in preset save dialog
  • Browser: Folders can now be dragged & dropped onto tag smart folders
  • Improved parameter automation in Pro Tools
  • Registration dialog now purges unsupported characters (e.g. accidental spaces)
  • Ctrl A/B "Set as Default" option added to MIDI Table page
  • Windows installer now includes uninstaller
  • Windows installer now remembers last used options
  • Windows installer blocks installation to "C:ProgramData" location
  • u-he menu Twitter link replaced with link to Mastodon
  • VST2 > VST3 migration support for hosts using the IPluginCompatibility interface
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed: Sound and analyser differences when switching to different sample rate (see notes in user guide)
  • Fixed: Problem with parameter automation of a few parameters (Pro Tools only)
  • Fixed: Group setting wasn't always remembered on project reload (Pro Tools only)
  • Fixed: Adding new instance was deleting the group labeling (Pro Tools only)
  • Fixed: Some parameter changes were not recorded in the undo/redo chain (Pro Tools only)
  • Fixed: GUI glitch when switching to smaller GUI size (Pro Tools only)
  • Fixed: Preset search input field did not receive mouse input (Pro Tools only)
  • Fixed: Using Cmd+A in dialogs could lead to GUI disappearing (Logic only)
  • Fixed: Plugin stayed mono when using "Mono > Stereo" option in Logic (native Silicon only)
  • Fixed: Aborted preset save operation could lead to displaying wrong meta data in inspector
  • Fixed: Using "duplicate" option in browser could crash if user permissions were missing
  • Fixed: Renoise no longer needs "enable keyboard" option for menus to work
  • Fixed: Plugin focus no longer needed for dropdown menus to work (Mac only)
  • Fixed: Problem when loading init preset immediately after loading plugin (Mac only)
  • Fixed: Scroll wheel not working on second display under some conditions (Windows only)
  • Fixed: Installer now scaled correctly on high-resolution displays (Windows only)
  • Fixed: Preset overwrite dialog was not showing up (Linux only)
  • Fixed: Default Author was set to preset name (Linux only)
  • Fixed: Auto versioning feature wasn't working (Linux only)
  • Fixed: Right-click preset selection frame wasn't disappearing (Linux only)
  • Fixed: Input field was empty when editing preset search result (Linux only)
  • Fixed: Double-clicking menus could lead to crash (Linux only)
  • Fixed: Dialogs always opened at left edge of the screen (Linux only)
  • Fixed: Dialogs could be opened multiple time

New in Satin 1.3.2 (Revision 12092) (Aug 10, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • Native support for Apple Silicon chips (M1)
  • macOS Big Sur compatibility
  • Improved GUI performance
  • Improved GUI appearance (now using HD images)
  • Improved handling of junction links on Windows
  • Improved soundset installation
  • Preset browser bank name support
  • Various Mac and Windows installer improvements
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed crash when loading script presets (e.g. Randomizer)
  • Fixed crash in Bandlab Cakewalk when reloading a project using VST3
  • Fixed rare crash on project reload
  • Fixed audio clicks when switching presets
  • Various framework fixes and improvements
  • Known Issues:
  • Context menus need plugin focus to work (Apple issue)
  • Special Notes:
  • AAX support on Mac removed temporarily (will come back in next update)
  • Updated minimum requirements, CPU needs to support SSE4.2 instruction set
  • Linux: minimum required glibc version is 2.28 (otherwise plugins won't show up)
  • macOS 32-bit support discontinued

New in Satin 1.3.1 (Revision 7414) (Dec 13, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Mac only - possible crash in Cubase when selecting presets
  • Win only - VST3 wasn’t remembering preset name in main display
  • Win only - instance parameters not recalled correctly in some hosts
  • Long preset names could overflow browser window
  • some minor bugfixes and improvements
  • New features and improvements:
  • New preset browser
  • NKS FX compatibility
  • MacOS High Sierra compatibility
  • Plug-in format & OS info shown next to revision number
  • Init preset can be loaded from main display
  • Increased maximum number of skins from 10 to 20
  • Mouse-over shows parameter values in main display
  • Improved handling of 14bit MIDI CC assignment
  • Added UTF-8 support for user names (registration)
  • Windows installer now certified
  • Improved uhx Compander behaviour, added legacy mode for backwards compatibility

New in Satin 1.3 (Revision 4596) (Dec 13, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where the previous preset button was sometimes not responsive after navigating into an empty folder
  • Maschine 2: Fixed crashes when creating an empty project or quitting host after recording automation for Satin
  • Wavelab: Fixed an issue when using UI sizes other than 100% could garble the GUI. Fixed in VST2, still present in VST3
  • Metering: Fixed issue where dim ghost levels are shown in Satin’s meter
  • Fixed the issue where Satin’s modulation rate is totally different to Satin 1.1
  • Samplitude: Fixed an issue when deactivating Satin’s Bypass mutes audio on same track
  • Fixed the issue when unlocking a parameter when grouped freezes GUI
  • Flanger: Fixed reversed waveform at 0.50 when MIDI triggering
  • Fixed an issue when naming of groups was not possible under some circumstances
  • Logic X: Fixed crash when reordering or removing instances
  • Fixed issue when display shows 1 and 0 for many parameters
  • Fixed issue where preset parameters are not being spread correctly among grouped instances
  • Bypass and Bypass Tape button causes less clicking (but adds mild phasing due to crossfade)
  • New features and improvements:
  • Added Preferences panel
  • New VST3 support
  • Improved MIDI learn functionality

New in Satin 1.2 (Aug 6, 2014)

  • Features:
  • Azimuth control for the Repro head
  • Pro Tools AAX support
  • Improvements:
  • Greatly reduced overall memory consumption
  • Much faster GUI loading time
  • Value display now shows parameter units
  • Added MIDI IN activity LED
  • Added Undo / Redo
  • Added ‘Same as' feature for "Circuit" & "Compander"
  • Added new Analyzer options via right-click (eco / fast / glow)
  • Added choice of gamma adjustments to GUI editor for brightness control (right-click on GUI)
  • Added HD UI Images for use on large or high resolution displays (see Extras folder in .zip)
  • Added UI scaling in steps of 10%
  • Added Blinking Bypass button
  • Mouse Wheel can be rastered (For rastered mouses to ensure integer steps) -> right-click on a knob or slider
  • Reworked Installers for OS X and WIN
  • Updated manual
  • Added many other small improvements to Software and GUI
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed crashes when switching presets at large buffer sizes
  • Fixed crashes on Windows which occurred when using the Mousewheel followed by Mouse down
  • Fixed crashes on OS X related unreleased Fonts
  • Fixed crashes in LogicX when reordering / removing instances
  • Fixed random crashes in Cubase on quit or on closing / reloading same Project
  • Fixed crash in Pro Tools which occurred when auto-save was turned on
  • Fixed crash when opening GUI while Plug-In received Program Changes
  • Fixed issues with latency adjusting & reporting on some Hosts
  • Fixed several issues in Delay and Flange Mode
  • Fixed automation issues in Ableton Live and Pro Tools
  • Fixed UI freezes with VST 32 Bit Carbon UIs on Mavericks
  • Fixed issue with VST 32 Bit GUI sizes ≠100% which were not remembered when reopening GUI
  • Fixed laggy Patch Browser on OSX (especially 64 Bit)
  • Fixed issue where Host Bypass did not turn Analyzer off
  • Fixed issue where the Analyzer was not working @32kHz
  • Fixed issues with UI 10% scaling in some Hosts
  • Fixed issue where Group names were not instantly updated in other instances
  • Fixed issue where Parameters and Preset-names were not properly propagated to grouped instances
  • Fixed issue with handling of unicode preset file names
  • Fixed issue where reopening GUI added a DOT to the Preset-name (Regression)
  • Fixed occasional pops, clicks or dropouts
  • Fixed many other small bugs